Welcome to North Korea. No Spitting! No Flower Picking!

Travel Blog • Jim Benning • 12.30.01 | 11:43 PM ET

South Korean tourists allowed into tightly controlled North Korea are treated to a long list of rules and regulations, little interaction with locals and, oh yes, a welcome ceremony that features a Filipino band performing “California Dreaming.” A Los Angeles Times article highlights just how political travel can be.